Cllr John Fillis said: "I was fortunate enough to meet Frances Molloy (mother of Michael Molloy) who is campaigning to make it illegal to operate PSVs with tyres that are more than 10 years old, following the death of her son.

“When she began to tell me what had happened I suddenly remembered it, it was one of those tragedies that sticks in the mind because why the accident occurred was so wrong.

“It is clear that such risks can no longer be tolerated and the government should act know in order to prevent any further deaths being caused by old tyres.

“I'm please and proud that Lancashire County Council give its full support to this excellent campaign.”

Aspiring musician Michael Molloy, 18, from Woolton , was killed along with 23-year-old Kerry Ogden, from Maghull , and coach driver Colin Daulby, 63, from Warrington , in the crash on the A3 at Hindhead in Surrey as they travelled back from Bestival in the Isle of Wight in September 2012.

An inquest revealed the coach had a 20-year-old tyres.

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